| LEVEL 2 TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS Making IT simple by managing complex IT needs On the Next Level Microsoft Releases Office 2010 Today, Microsoft announced the worldwide availability of Microsoft Office 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint 2010, as well as Microsoft Visio 2010 and Microsoft Project 2010. There is also a primary resource for IT Pros. If you would like to find the latest information to learn about and prepare to deploy Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010, go to the business productivity portal here: http://www.microsoft.com/ click/businessproductivity/it_leadership/ The set of products have productivity benefits for users in working across the PC, phone and browser. Features include co-authoring in Word, PowerPoint and OneNote, e-mail man agement and calendaring enhancements in Outlook, and the ability to bring communication history and social network feeds into Outlook. The products also allow users to work virtually nearly anywhere with Microsoft Office Web Apps. These are online companions to Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel and OneNote. With Office Mobile, people can work with Office documents on their phone, attached to an e-mail, and can access documents on a SharePoint 2010 site. SharePoint 2010 features include a new, streamlined Central Administration Web site, new capabilities to manage and monitor the SharePoint farm, and Microsoft Windows PowerShell support. (from TechNet Edge May 12, 2010) Why an IT Partner Might Be Your Company’s Best Friend Donna Varnum knows firsthand how important a good information-technology consultant can be for a small business. Varnum, chief executive of Varnum & Associates, a Tallahassee, Fla.-based civil engineering firm, also knows well the pitfalls of a bat IT partner relationship. To see more, click HERE How cyber insurance might ease your (network) insecurity Could a virus cripple your PC network? If so, do you have enough cash reserves to make up for the downtime? What happens if the company you use to authorize credit card pur chases goes belly up? Are you covered for lost revenue until you find a new company? (To see more, click HERE Need to expand capabilities without increasing overhead? Need to improve communication and collaboration without draining IT resources? Dream of a truly flexible platform to fit your IT needs? Wish you could have it for a predictable, low monthly cost and reduced capital expenditure? The Microsoft® Business Productivity Online Suite can help. The Business Productivity Online Suite is a set of messaging and collaboration solutions hosted by Microsoft. It can help: Decrease your infrastructure spending while increasing communication capabilities. Connect your people by giving them an intuitive and affordable way to share information, files, business processes, calendars, instant messages, and more. Scale your business with a click. The flexibility of hosted cloud computing means that you can deploy the solutions you need, when you need them. It’s enterprise-level services at a reduced overall cost. Put the Microsoft® Business Productivity Online Suite to work for your company today. (To see more, click HERE) On the Next Level is a bi-weekly publication from Level 2 Technology Consultants. L2TC is a boutique consulting practice, we focus on management of the IT services of small business owners. We provide services that include all phases of project work, to consulting on small business IT issues, to full management of your information technology needs. Level 2 Technology Consultants is a Registered Member of the Microsoft Partner Network and a Microsoft Small Business Specialist. If you have any questions or comments, please Email us at rwatters@l2tc.net or call us at (773) 634-9369. L2TC can be reached via the US Post Office at: Ray Watters Level 2 Technology Consultants 6256 N Whipple St, #2 Chicago, IL 60659 |
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